First, Curtis Blaydes finished Shamil Abdurakhimov with a hard elbow to the nose during some vicious ground and pound in the second round. Then, Islam Makhachev outpointed Davi Ramos all the way to an unanimous decision win at UFC 242. On Twitter, pro fighters enjoyed both fights.
Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
Come on Makhachev #UFC242
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 7, 2019
Great @ufc matchup jiujistu vs Wrestling who you got?? @DaviRamos_ufc or islam makhachev #UFC242 #UFCAbuDhabi
— Charles Rosa (@CharlesRosaMMA) September 7, 2019
Pumped for this fight #ramosmakhachev #UFC242
— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) September 7, 2019
Right ankle of Ramos looks to be swelling. #UFC242
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 7, 2019
Called it!!! Great performance @MAKHACHEVMMA #UFC242
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 7, 2019
10-8 rounds!!!! They are ruining this sport!!!
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) September 7, 2019
Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
Let’s go @RazorBlaydes265 #UFC242
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 7, 2019
1 thing you def don't ever want! @RazorBlaydes265 mounted on your chest! #UFC242
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) September 7, 2019
Blaydes makes it look pretty easy. Dominant win for Curtis. Hellbow ftw #UFC242
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 7, 2019
Blaydes is a monster man his wrestling and ground control plus ground and pound is a problem #ufcabudhabi
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) September 7, 2019
@RazorBlaydes265 with another dominant victory! Good work bro
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) September 7, 2019
Curtis!!!!! Good stuff! Beautiful performance @RazorBlaydes265
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 7, 2019